paint of the day

Mayor in Progress....

2012-02-29T21:49:00.003-08:00

This is colour scheme process before rendering. I hope he likes my composition.

Jack Layton in Progress

2011-08-29T14:41:00.000-07:00

When the portrait is becoming "too illustrative", I usually move on to another project and come back. It is always better to work with "fresh eye". The recipient at the office can't wait to see..

Progress

2011-08-24T15:03:00.001-07:00

My Favorite Person #3. In progress, I got to go.

Prof. Koide: Nuclear Physicist, Kyoto University

2011-08-22T20:12:00.000-07:00

Mr. Koide may be greater scientist than Einstein to many Japanese. A Scientist with philosophical value fighting against social injustice and Nuclear Power plant Lobbyist . After March 11 of Fukushima Power Plant Disaster, Mr. Koide’s has been committed to reveal the truth of political contingency with Nuclear Power Plant. "..thousands who appear at his public appearances would convey a sense of a new pop star". Mr.Koide has been voicing how Nuclear Power Plant exploit millions workers under the monopolized system by TEPCO. he reminds me...Jack Layton. This documentary clip changed my perspective.
Hidden Exposed Nuke Plant Worker1 (English)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_qb0uAc1dg

Mayor of Oakville, Rob Burton

2011-08-22T11:32:00.000-07:00

I am very honored to paint a portrait of Oakville Mayor. Mr. Burton is a very friendly gentleman at photo shooting and initial meeting. This is his vignette so far received "green-light" to go for painting . I can't wait to see final work before Christmas!!

ポートレートセラピー治験について

2011-04-26T09:33:00.000-07:00

Forwarding my thanks to staff members Behavioural Dept. at York University. Sending my wishes the portrait painting will contribute to heal every human dignity.

トロントのヨーク大学臨床心理学部の皆様に、絵画の転載記事にご協力してくださった事、厚くお礼を申し上げます。ポートレート絵画がトラウマセラピーの一環として、患者の方がたがご自身のこころとポジティブなセルフイメージを取り戻せるよう、お手伝いできるようにお祈り申し上げます。

Healing Trauma through Art: A Painter’s Journey

By Doctor Robert Miller and Michelle Denis MacDougall, Art at York Univeristy Behavioural Science Department http://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/2011/04/22/224/

Save Japan: Art Auction #2

2011-03-21T00:23:00.003-07:00

Additional Pictures.

Save Japan: Art Auction

2011-03-20T23:58:00.001-07:00

This is the pictures from Save Japan: Art Auction on March 19th.
During the week of St.Patrick festival, my Parish church had organized "St. Patrick Night Pub with
Professional Big Jazz Ensemble" . Everyone was cheerful in uplifting atmosphere.
Thanks to Father, many people had helped this event to raise funds to Japan!!

アイルランドの伝統として、聖パトリックの週末にパブナイト　と　ヘルプジャパン：アートオークションをオンタリオ州　オークビル氏の聖マタイ大聖堂で開催いたしました。

有形無形でサポートしてくださった方の暖かい気持ちに感謝します。

Peacock character

2009-06-03T16:21:00.000-07:00

Peacock sleeping by Photoshop only

The portfolio cover

2009-06-03T13:00:00.000-07:00

My portfolio cover.

My works from TV show "Dex Hamilton:Alien Entomologost"

2009-06-03T12:22:00.000-07:00

Background line drawing by Sayaka Yamanouchi and painted by John Montenegro. I was very lucky to have this experience. Courtesy of March Entertainment. Please visit website: http://www.marchentertainment.com/work/dex_hamilton

Traditional layout and concerpt art: opus 1

2009-06-03T12:15:00.000-07:00

Story:In late Jacobean period, Josephine allures young Napoleon when he was serving as a soldier at theatre play.

Traditional layout and concerpt art: opus 2

2009-06-03T12:13:00.000-07:00

Story: a farmer girl runs away from unwanted arranged marriage in Japan, early 20th century.

Traditional works:opus1

2009-06-03T12:10:00.000-07:00

Commissioned works of portraits and study. Bottom image was done by Adove Photoshop, the customer still uses her cell-phone screen. Digital Portrat artist!

Traditional works:opus2

2009-06-03T12:08:00.001-07:00

It is surprising how traditional painting a lot eases digital painting! There are so much of cold color and warm color balance.

Traditional works:opus3

2009-06-03T12:07:00.001-07:00

Traditional works:opus4

2009-06-03T12:06:00.001-07:00

Traditional works:opus5

2009-06-03T12:03:00.000-07:00

Classical cast drawings of Brutus and Diana enabled me to do European themed projects.

Poster Design: Graduation Film

2009-06-03T12:00:00.001-07:00

My Graduation Film, "The Peacock and Sparrow" promo poster. Genre was chosen to apply Art Nouveau style.

The Peacock and the Sparrow - location designs opus 1

2009-06-03T11:57:00.000-07:00

All images are done by Corel PainterX (texture and detailed rendering) and Adobe Photoshop (gradation and coloring).

The Peacock and the Sparrow - location designs opus 2

2009-06-03T11:56:00.000-07:00

The Peacock and the Sparrow - location designs opus 3

2009-06-03T11:55:00.001-07:00

The Peacock and the Sparrow - location designs opus 5

2009-06-03T11:54:00.001-07:00

The Peacock and the Sparrow - location designs opus 4

2009-06-03T11:51:00.001-07:00

All images are done by Photoshop and Painter.

Postcard Design:

2009-06-03T11:27:00.000-07:00

Very versatile postcards for any occasions. Fits in any standard envelops.

Industrial Day at Sheridan 2009

2009-06-03T03:53:00.000-07:00

I and my works at Industrial Day

Poetry:Crossing the Bar

2009-05-28T18:03:00.000-07:00

This poetry suggests the voyage of the future with hope.

Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,

But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;

For though from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crost the bar.

by Alfred Tennyson

thought of the day

2009-05-28T15:29:00.000-07:00

Art industry is bit deviant from the conventional capital world; therefore artists must be firm inside to embrace that culture.

Quote

2009-05-27T12:57:00.000-07:00

"Drawing, is one of the seven human intelligence yet our modern society miss to embrace it enough somehow. Drawing is like writing skill, requires to be nurtured as much. Otherwise, there is no history of the mankind in past nor in future".(Havenly, Lon)

One of animation flame sequence

2009-05-16T14:51:00.000-07:00

thoughts

2009-04-28T23:30:00.000-07:00

Sometimes weakest, self-hatred part of self has the most blessing meaning.

In Search of Lost Time

2009-04-23T20:50:00.001-07:00

my film BG paintings

2009-04-22T03:07:00.000-07:00

I like this quote..that's true regardless

2009-04-05T11:20:00.000-07:00

Ephesians 2:8,9: For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.

My favorite poetry of the day

2009-03-14T13:30:00.001-07:00

This poetry appears in the movie "Vanity Fair".

Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white;
Nor waves the cypress in the palace walk;
Nor winks the gold fin in the porphyry font:
The firefly wakens: waken thou with me.
Now droops the milkwhite peacock like a ghost,
And like a ghost she glimmers
on to me.
Now lies the Earth all Danae to the stars,
And all thy heart lies open unto me.
Now slides the silent meteor on,
and leaves A shining furrow,
as thy thoughts in me.
Now folds the lily all her sweetness up,
And slips into the bosom of the lake:
So fold thyself, my dearest, thou,
and slip Into my bosom and be lost in me.
by Alfred Tennyson

2009-03-14T13:30:00.000-07:00

Rough Reica Reel in Progress

2008-11-04T14:05:00.000-08:00

First Rough Reica Reel...

Bach, Paininting, Portrait - All that humanity sake

2008-04-04T09:42:00.000-07:00

In the movie "Amadeus" , Sarieri said " the music and opera is to elevate the human soul". I am pretty sure that Bach had same feeling and attitude to work on his music in 18th century.

Now as I have been feeling my small inner guilt to pursue to establish self in the subculture of the public artwork - make cool stuff to please own fame....

Canada is free country to do anything but I want to put more meaning...such as to contribute the women who were abused in the past.

I want to use my skill to elevate their soul like Bach did it, in sometime future. Yes, Big Time.

Art Exhibiton on Feburary 16th

2008-02-06T21:02:00.000-08:00

Here is annoucement; I will have my painting art exhibition at timothy's cofee in downtown lakeshore, Oakville.
http://www.skycron.com/yamanouchi/
Please see the invitation card....

Painting strill in progress: Margie and Elizabeth

2007-12-03T20:03:00.000-08:00

Having finished final exam, now I can paint decent level...

These are portraits ongoing:

"Reading Verlaine" Finished

2007-11-20T09:14:00.000-08:00

This is a young woman's portrait romanticizing about her future lover.

Classical Portraits:In Progress

2007-11-11T20:45:00.000-08:00

I am usually do two painting works at same time that makes easier to look back at the ongoing paintings with fresh eyes.

One is quickly painted on the pencil sketched canvas, about 2nd stage putting color. It is ready to go more detailed rendering.

Another one is casually pencil sketched to get whole look of image after the photo shoot with my model. this is commissioned work, I am amazed with the fact everyone has different aura and atmosphere!!

for special encouragement, Thank you Bobby.

Landscape painting 2

2007-11-06T13:04:00.001-08:00

General summer scenery of Oakville

Landscape painting

2007-11-06T12:58:00.000-08:00

As the weather gets cooler, I miss the summer landscape.

New Portrait Painting

2007-11-06T12:51:00.000-08:00

These are paintings commissioned by my friends in my town.

2007-10-09T19:21:00.000-07:00

It was similar like this, more brownish...

Why people go to gallery.

2007-10-09T18:41:00.000-07:00

In my brain, there were an argument that whether the painting work is just a linen fablic with nice colors or something more valuable.

You know, some nice canvas-prints are found at winners for about 50 dollars. Good price.
But is it really the painting only to decorate wall? I saw the answer for myself.

Today, I went to some gallery in Lakeshore and saw barbizon style paintings.
It is the normal local color, and normal green landscape. but.....the brush strokes are just amazing! I really felt the artist out her spirit in each brush strokes....and I felt the warm wind, temperatures of the forest. This painting had real "aura".

Portrait of Little Girl

2007-10-08T20:33:00.000-07:00

Started drawing portrait pictures I took from one of clients. She is half-Latin and Scottish. Photograph itself looks very professional. damn, I am good! (I will post pictures later)

Sketching life figures all day

2007-10-05T21:38:00.000-07:00

I was sick all day from stress.. so I spend all day doing sketches. I love doing sketches on my futon couch, so comphotable; but I get passed out very often....zzzzzz

Meanwhile, I was making homemade natto beans. hope turns out well tomorrow

What Being Freelance Artist Means...

2007-10-04T15:02:00.000-07:00

From Bobby, I learned being an freelance artist takes so much responsibility...

There are two kinds: the one settle down with mediocre(struggling with mortgages with mild income), and the other strives for establishing own name (so he eventually might get upper-middle class level...)

Both options have uncertainty. Let me figure out how much energy I can put into.

Production Planning for Solo Eshibition at Lakeshore in January

2007-10-03T23:06:00.000-07:00

I got 5 weeks of exhibition at Timothy's cofee shop at lakeshore area in Oakville.
Since they like family theme, I am thinkig about what subject is best.

Paintings of My Old Days

2007-10-03T22:20:00.000-07:00

I am a painting addict and I always think of color. These are some works and studies I did back long ago. (sorry for horizontal alignment)